US2006123578A1PendingUtilityA1

Paint roller

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Individually held — no corporate assignee on recordPriority: Dec 9, 2004Filed: Dec 9, 2004Published: Jun 15, 2006
Est. expiryDec 9, 2024(expired)· nominal 20-yr term from priority
Inventors:Janet Marie Rickstrew
B05C 17/0205B05C 17/022B05B 15/656
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Abstract

A device for holding a paint roller includes a first frame member having opposing first and second ends, a second frame member having opposing first and second ends, a handle attached to the first end of the first frame member, a mandrel mounted for rotation to the first end of the second frame member, and a joint coupling the second end of the first frame member to the second end of the second frame. The joint is adjustable between a disengaged/unlocked condition for selectively varying the angular displacement of the second frame member relative to the second frame member, and an engaged/locked condition for securing the second frame member relative to the first frame member.

Claims

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1 . A device for holding a roller for collecting and dispersing paint, comprising: 
 a first frame member having opposing first and second ends;    a second frame member having opposing first and second ends;    a handle attached to the first end of the first frame member;    a mandrel mounted for rotation to the first end of the second frame member; and    a joint coupling the second end of the first frame member to the second end of the second frame, wherein the joint is adjustable between a disengaged condition for selectively varying the angular displacement of the second frame member relative to the second frame member, and an engaged condition for securing the second frame member relative to the first frame member.    
   
   
       2 . The device according to  claim 1 , further comprising: 
 the mandrel having a first end directed toward the first end of the second frame member, and an opposing second end; and    a counterweight; and    means for securing the counterweight to the second end of the mandrel.    
   
   
       3 . The device according to  claim 2 , wherein the means for securing the counterweight to the second end of the mandrel includes a threaded fastener system having an element thereof carried by the counterweight and a complemental element thereof carried by the second end of the mandrel.  
   
   
       4 . The device according to  claim 1 , further comprising a roller for collecting and dispersing paint attached to the mandrel.  
   
   
       5 . The device according to  claim 1 , wherein the handle is parallel to the mandrel.  
   
   
       6 . The device according to  claim 1 , wherein the handle is angularly offset relative to the mandrel.  
   
   
       7 . A device for holding a roller for collecting and dispersing paint, comprising: 
 a first frame member;    a second frame member having a mandrel rotated thereto;    a first fixture affixed to one of the first frame member and the second frame member;    a second fixture affixed to the other of the first frame member and the second frame member;    means for mating the second fixture to the first fixture in a plurality of different orientations each corresponding to a different angular displacement of the second frame member relative to the first frame member.    
   
   
       8 . The device according to  claim 7 , further comprising: 
 the mandrel having a first end directed toward the first frame member, and an opposing second end; and    a counterweight; and    means for securing the counterweight to the second end of the mandrel.    
   
   
       9 . The device according to  claim 8 , wherein the means for securing the counterweight to the second end of the mandrel includes a threaded fastener system having an element thereof carried by the counterweight and a complemental element thereof carried by the second end of the mandrel.  
   
   
       10 . The device according to  claim 7 , further comprising a roller for collecting and dispersing paint attached to the mandrel.  
   
   
       11 . The device according to  claim 7 , wherein the handle is parallel to the mandrel.  
   
   
       12 . The device according to  claim 7 , wherein the handle is angularly offset relative to the mandrel.  
   
   
       13 . The device according to  claim 7 , wherein the means for mating the second fixture to the first fixture comprises teeth carried by a face of the second fixture and complementing teeth carried by an opposing face of the first fixture.  
   
   
       14 . The device according to  claim 7 , wherein the means for mating the second fixture to the first fixture comprises: 
 an engagement element carried the second fixture; and    a plurality of complemental engagement elements carried by the first fixture each being an engagement point for the engagement element and defining a different angular displacement of the second frame member relative to the first frame member;    an engagement element including one of a male engagement element and a female engagement; and    the complemental engagement elements each including the other of the male engagement element and the female engagement element.    
   
   
       15 . The device according to  claim 14 , further comprising a biasing mechanism biasing the male engagement toward the female engagement elements.  
   
   
       16 . The device according to  claim 7 , further comprising means for tightening the second fixture against the first fixture.  
   
   
       17 . The device according to  claim 16 , wherein the means for tightening the second fixture against the first fixture comprises a threaded fastener system having an element thereof carried by one of the first and second fixtures and a complemental element thereof carried by the other of the first and second fixtures.  
   
   
       18 . In a device for holding a roller for collecting and dispersing paint including a frame having a first end, an opposing second end, a handle attached to the first end, and a rotating mandrel attached to the second end, improvements therein including a joint incorporated into the frame comprising: 
 a first fixture attached to a first portion of the frame, the first portion of the frame having the first end of the frame;    a second fixture attached to a second portion of the frame, the second portion of the frame having the second end of the frame;    means for mating the second fixture to the first fixture in a plurality of different orientations each corresponding to a different angular displacement of the second portion of the frame relative to the first portion of the frame.    
   
   
       19 . The improvements according to  claim 18 , further comprising: 
 the mandrel having a first end directed toward the second portion of the frame, and an opposing second end; and    a counterweight; and    means for securing the counterweight to the second end of the mandrel.    
   
   
       20 . The improvements according to  claim 19 , wherein the means for securing the counterweight to the second end of the mandrel includes a threaded fastener system having an element thereof carried by the counterweight and a complemental element thereof carried by the second end of the mandrel.  
   
   
       21 . The improvements according to  claim 18 , wherein the handle is angularly offset relative to the mandrel.  
   
   
       22 . The improvements according to  claim 18 , wherein the means for mating the second fixture to the first fixture comprises teeth carried by a face of the second fixture and complementing teeth carried by an opposing face of the first fixture.  
   
   
       23 . The improvements according to  claim 18 , wherein the means for mating the second fixture to the first fixture comprises: 
 an engagement element carried the second fixture; and    a plurality of complemental engagement elements carried by the first fixture each being an engagement point for the engagement element and defining a different angular displacement of the second frame member relative to the first frame member;    an engagement element including one of a male engagement element and a female engagement; and    the complemental engagement elements each including the other of the male engagement element and the female engagement element.    
   
   
       24 . The improvements according to  claim 23 , further comprising a biasing mechanism biasing the male engagement toward the female engagement elements.  
   
   
       25 . The improvements according to  claim 18 , further comprising means for tightening the second fixture against the first fixture.  
   
   
       26 . The improvements according to  claim 25 , wherein the means for tightening the second fixture against the first fixture comprises a threaded fastener system having an element thereof carried by one of the first and second fixtures and a complemental element thereof carried by the other of the first and second fixtures.

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